and rightfully so. because, friends, stevie nicks IS the ultimate in rock goddesses.
a brief recap of her illustrious career: a successful solo artist as well as a member of fleetwood mac, stevie nicks is responsible for producing over forty top-50 hits and has sold over 140 million records. she's also been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame (as part of fleetwood mac). her bohemian witchy styles have influenced fashion for decades and her voice, and songs, are iconic and recognized across the globe.
futhermore, rolling stone declared her the reigning queen of rock and roll after the release of her debut album, bella donna. lots of amazing, strong rock women have come and gone, but none seem to reach stevie's stratosphere.
i've long loved stevie both as a solo artist and as part of the freaking amazing fleetwood mac (and anybody who tells you FM sucks doesn't know shit about music - take that one to the bank). and while there are dozens upon dozens of excellent songs to pick from her catalogue, i want to highlight edge of seventeen because it's practically an anthem for women. the true meaning of the song is a bit unclear, as various reports have it as an eulogy for an uncle who died, or to commemorate john lennon's death, or even merely to describe being a cougar. the truth is, it doesn't really matter, because this is the sort of song one sings along to every single time it's on and not worry what it's about because it's just too fabulous to care about anything other than the experience of listening to it.
so turn this one up. get ready to rock, peeps, and while you're singing along (because, it's inevitable you will), sing it loudly. don't care if people are looking at you funny or if you have a horrible voice. just sing, because that's what good old rock and roll is all about.
music is good. and stevie nicks excels at it.
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo...ooo...ooo"
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
and the days go by
like a strand in the wind
in the web that is my own
i begin again
said to my friend,(everything stopped):
"baby, nothin' else mattered"
he was no more than a baby then
well, he seemed broken hearted,
something within him,
but the moment
that i first laid eyes on him
all alone on the edge of seventeen
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
i went today
maybe i will go again tomorrow
yeah, yeah
well, the music there, it was hauntingly familiar
well, i see you doing
what i tried to do for me
with the words from a poet
and the voice from a choir
and a melody -
and nothing else mattered
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
the clouds never expect it
when it rains
but the sea changes colors
but the sea does not change
and so with the slow graceful flow of age
i went forth with an age old desire to please
on the edge of seventeen
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
well, then suddenly
there was no one left standing in the hall
yeah, yeah
in a flood of tears
that no one really ever heard fall at all
when i went searchin' for an answer
up the stairs and down the hall
not to find an answer
and just to hear the call of a nightbird singing:
"come away"
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
well i hear you in the morning
and I hear you at nightfall
sometimes to be near you
is to be unable to hear you, my love
i'm a few years older than you, my love
(i'm a few years older than you)
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
just like the white winged dove
sings a song - sounds like she's singing:
"ooo, baby, ooo - said ooo"
(mp3) edge of seventeen by stevie nicks
warning - the quality of the original video here sucks. like, REALLY sucks. but it's the original, you know? and thereby the right one to post:
stevie's got an album coming out NEXT WEEK! HOORAY! go HERE to learn more about it.
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